A person in Human Resources Assistant career:

Records data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.

Explains company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.

Compiles and prepares reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities.

Requests information from law enforcement officials, previous employers, and other references to determine applicants' employment acceptability.

Processes and reviews employment applications to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants.

Arranges for advertising or posting of job vacancies and notifies eligible workers of position availability.

People who do Human Resources Assistant job report that:

You would sit most of the time. There's some walking and standing. You may have to lift and carry things like books, papers or tools weighing 10 lbs. or less. Work in Human Resources Assistant occupation requires being inside most of the time

Work in Human Resources Assistant occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time

Work in Human Resources Assistant occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

Seeing clearly up close

Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others

Identifying and understanding the speech of another person

Transferable Human Resources Assistant Skills

Here's a list of skills used in Human Resources Assistant career that are also used in other careers.

Medium level of skill required

Compiling and recording office and business records

Entering information on computer terminals

Filing documents

Interviewing people to obtain information

Operating office machines

Preparing and organizing verbal records

Providing personnel services

Reviewing and evaluating personnel records

Working as a member of an office support team

Workplace Human Resources Assistent Skills

Workplace skills are practiced activities that help people become successful in all kinds of careers. Here's a list of the workplace skills that are used in Human Resources Assistant career.